My wife is a seventh grade English teacher within Denver Public Schools. She works at Henry World School. I just received an email from her that out of the 150 children that are in her core, 30 were in attendance today.

The common sense of parents who kept their children home today to avoid the dangerous temperatures that they would encounter to and from school, is in stark contrast to your lack of wisdom, and general disregard for practical judgement.

Your decision to close schools Monday when the roads were no different from this morning's roads, and then to open today when the negative temperature rivaled yesterday's low, is indicative of DPS's inconsistent, scattered leadership that has plagued the students, educators, and parents for more than a decade. Your decision to hold class today has put the students, whom you are beholden to, in an unnecessary and reckless situation. You have also wasted the time of Denver's teachers, as it is impossible to engage in any meaningful or productive work when 80 percent of their students are absent, having been excused by you.

Perhaps if you where an educator yourself, you would understand the dynamics of the classroom and appreciate the daily challenges involved in organizing 150 children to jump through your testing obsessed bureaucracy and self-serving politics. Again, you and the Denver Public School Board, have maintained your reputation as an obstacle and hinderance to the success and well-being of Denver's students and teachers.